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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Usermin. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-4246. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Usermin. It has been declared as problematic. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Usermin before 1.220 (20060629) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, possibly related to chfn/save.cgi not properly handling an empty shell parameter, which results in changing root s shell instead of the shell of a specified user.

The bug was discovered 09/18/2006. The weakness was published 09/19/2006 by Hendrik Weimer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4246 since 08/21/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22719 (Debian DSA-1177-1 : usermin - programming error), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29010), Tenable (22719), SecurityFocus (BID 18574†), OSVDB (28915†) and Secunia (SA21968†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22719
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1177-1 : usermin - programming error
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OpenVAS ID: 57381
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1177-1 (usermin)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/21/2006 🔍
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08/21/2006 +61 days 🔍
09/15/2006 +25 days 🔍
09/18/2006 +3 days 🔍
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10/14/2006 +25 days 🔍
06/27/2007 +256 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2815 days 🔍
07/20/2019 +1591 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Hendrik Weimer
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-4246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32335
X-Force: 29010
SecurityFocus: 18574 - Usermin Change User Details Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 21968
OSVDB: 28915 - Usermin - Change User Details - Remote Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15455 - Webmin Usermin vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3668

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 07/20/2019 21:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (71), 07/20/2019 21:52 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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